# Accident 19940601013359A: Piper STCPA12, Fairbanks, AK, June 1, 1994

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 1, 1994, 14:00 local time
- Place: Fairbanks, AK
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 64.8378° N, 147.7164° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Fairbanks, AK, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=64.8378&lon=-147.7164&mi=10
- Aircraft: N4380M, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N4380M) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-12 (registry code 7101202, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-12) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-235 series (registry code 41505, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-235-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER STCPA12
- Reported engine: LYC O320A2B
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 326 total, 205 in this make and model, 8 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ANC94LA063](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC94LA063) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19940601013359A

## Narrative

As the FAA filed it, in capitals; the FAA replaces private details with ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^.

STRUCK A DITCH LANDING ON A SANDBAR. BROKE OFF THE LANDING GEAR.

## The NTSB's investigation of this event (1)

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [NTSB ANC94LA063](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC94LA063), Jun 1, 1994: Piper PA-12 (N4380M), Fairbanks, AK, substantial damage. Probable cause: THE PILOT'S SELECTION OF AN UNSUITABLE LANDING AREA.

## Other reports on N4380M (1)

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

- [Accident 19971026031019A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19971026031019A), Oct 26, 1997: Piper PA12 (N4380M), Anchorage, AK, Substantial damage. Landed ice and snow terrain. Tundra tires broke thru thin ice in ditch. (.4) on October 26, 1997, about 1430 Alaska standard time, a tundra tire equipped Piper…

From the FAA Accident/Incident Data System. Reports are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model. For accidents, the NTSB's own investigation is the fuller record.

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